[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.watters-1904) › v2.c19.125 # On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v2.c19.125 On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v2.c19.125 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.125](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.watters-1904.v2.c19.125) Our pilgrim's description next tells of a tope near the west (D) or north-west of the Bodhi Tree inclosure. It was above 40 feet high and was called the Saffron Tope. The head of a trading company from Tsaokuṭa had with his fellows been miraculously preserved at sea by the interference of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva. On his return to his native land the merchant built a tope which he coated with saffron-scented plaster. Then he and his companions made a pilgrimage to the Bodhi Tree, and while they were at this place, the Saffron Tope suddenly appeared before them. - [Previous: v2.c19.124](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.watters-1904.v2.c19.124) - [Next: v2.c19.126](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.watters-1904.v2.c19.126) - [Up: v2.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.watters-1904.v2.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.watters-1904.v2.c19.125](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.watters-1904.v2.c19.125) · Pramāṇa